How ready are we to be completely replaced? It’s a question that has to be asked because we, as a culture, are rapidly pushing the enabling technologies forward right now. (Adam Frank, NPR’s 13.7 – Cosmos and Culture)

The Mormons might be the most obvious example of a church that has had to deal directly with non-believers using the Internet to get unprecedented abilities to publicize their critiques of religion, but there’s good reason to believe that the feedback religions are getting online is hurting other churches. (Amanda Marcotte, Alternet)

Subscribers are prompted periodically via email to make sure they’re still alive. When they fail to respond, Deathswitch starts firing off their predrafted notes to loved ones. The company now has thousands of users and effectively runs itself. Among the perks of a premium Deathswitch account is the ability to schedule emails for delivery far in the future. (Jon Mooallem, Wired)

The last five years have seen the development of a multitude of apps and programs devoted to enhancing well-being by teaching a multitude of happiness techniques: how to increase gratitude, how to breathe better, how to destress, how to meditate and calm down, how to gain wisdom. (Emma Seppälä, The Third Metric, The Huffington Post)

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To kick off its 18-month Scientists in Synagogues program, Congregation Shir Hadash in Los Gatos, CA will explore the question of the compatibility of science and religion with three short films and community conversation.